Boys' name · since 1915
Scotty
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 19,030 babies named Scotty, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #851 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,396 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,030
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Scotty is the #1396 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 19,030 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Scotty recorded 19,030 times among boys since 1915, holding rank #1396 nationally today, ahead of 90% of boys, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #851 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,396 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 19,030 born since 1915
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Scotty ranks #851 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,396 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 19,030 born since 1915, peaking in the 1970s.
- #851 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,396 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,030
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Scotty's 19,030 recorded births place it above 98.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Scotty compares
19,030 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Scotty's all-time total is 52x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Scotty | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 19,030 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,118 | 34 | 22,252 |
Scotty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Scotty splits its recorded history at 1971: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 1,118 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Scotty popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 1,118
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Scotty popularity over time - girls
359 total births recorded since 1937 (Scotty as girls' name)
Scotty by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (6,075 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Scotty's strongest decade.
6,075 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Scotty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 25
1910s
25 births
- 1920s 102
1920s
102 births
- 1930s 295
1930s
295 births
- 1940s 690
1940s
690 births
- 1950s 1,631
1950s
1,631 births
- 1960s
1960s
4,482 births
- 1970s
1970s
6,075 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,033 births
- 1990s 1,265
1990s
1,265 births
- 2000s 612
2000s
612 births
- 2010s 399
2010s
399 births
- 2020s 421
2020s
421 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 6,075 births (32% of all-time use).
How Scotty compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Scotty's total volume
Scotty by state
Where Scotty concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,679 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 1,381 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 1,181 | 6.2% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 1,121 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 986 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 913 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 797 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 780 | 4.1% |
1,679 of 19,030 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Scotty appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Scotty's data
- Scotty's decade-level peak was the 1970s (6,075 total births); usage has since declined to 421 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Scottys (1,679 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Scotty: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Scotty draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.